A local housebuilder in Newton Abbot has committed £2,000 to the local museum in a show of commitment to the town.

Persimmon Homes South West made the donation as part of its Community Champions scheme which seeks to leave a positive and lasting legacy in the areas in which it builds. In attendance at the cheque presentation, which was held at the Museum, was Mayor David Corney-...

A report on proposals for a second new community to the east of Exeter will be considered by East Devon District Council’s (EDDC) Strategic Planning Committee on Tuesday, 5 December.

Members of the committee will discuss residents’ feedback from the Draft Local Plan consultation, that closed in January 2023, and consultants’ continued assessments of the suitability of the three...

The Donkey Sanctuary’s on-site Gift Shop has won the Best Devon Attraction Retail Shop of the Year award.

The venue at the Sidmouth sanctuary has been named as the overall Devon winner for its best range, choice, appropriateness, local sourcing, display and pricing in the Devon’s Top Attractions’ 2023 awards.

The Gift Shop, in the heart of the Sidmouth sanctuary, is stacked...

From January 2024, for approximately two months, engineers will fully secure the sections of Exmouth’s seawall damaged by recent storms.

Although it may appear quiet on site, the new wall is being designed, and contractors will carry out trial holes and investigate the state of the current wall in the week commencing 11 December. East Devon District Council (EDDC) aims to refine the...

Drake Circus and The Barcode has announced a calendar of festive fun at the centre throughout November and December.

Festive shoppers will be treated to a special Christmas drawing session hosted by The Snow Princess on Thursday (30th November).

The North Pole Postal Service, with Nena the reindeer and her steward Pickle, will roam the centre on the evening of Thursday 7th...

The Tiverton branch of RGB Building Supplies is inviting customers to be part of a charity darts competition taking place between Friday 1st December and Wednesday 20th December in aid of Children's Hospice South West.

In return for a donation of £1 to the charity, participants will be given three darts to throw to achieve as high a score as possible. At the end of the event, the...

Retain Limited’s Founder and Director, Jamie Gibbs, recently attended a noteworthy event where he was presented with the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Gold Award.

The achievement of this esteemed award was first announced in the summer, and the official ceremony took place at Stonehouse Barracks in Plymouth last week. Notably, the Gold Award follows Retain's prior...

Against a backdrop of catastrophic national decline, dormice in East Devon’s Local Nature Reserves are doing well.

Earlier this month, The People’s Trust for Endangered Species reported a very bleak picture for dormice in the UK with a 70% decline since the year 2000, and a total loss of the species from 20 English counties since Victorian times. Habitat loss and degradation,...